What To Do, What To Do . • a champagne afterglow, at Cranbrook House, 380 Lone Pine Road, at the southwest corner of Cranbrook Road. $25. Call (810) 751 2435 to reserve tickets. the Program in Film and Video Stud- ies and the Program in American Cul- ture of the University of Michigan. Individual screenings are $6.75/week- end passes are $25, at the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. For a complete schedule, call (734) 668-8397. c- forum; tickets available at the door. (248) 737-9980. For its first Celebrity Series concert, the city of Southfield hosts interna- tionally renowned singer Judy Collins Born in Queens, in a special holiday concert filled with N.Y., in 1953 as An American classic and heart- traditional and new songs for both Ronnie Horvath, warming tale for the whole family, Lit- Chanukah to survivors of the tle Women opens at the Bonstelle and Christ- Holocaust, the leg- God & The Mass Media, an inter- GAIL Theatre Friday, Dec. 4, and runs mas. faith religious special marking the 50th ZIMMERMAN endary Ronnie Earl through Dec. 13. Showtimes are 8 Collins didn't start playing anniversary of religious programming on Arts & p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 will be the guitar until he the CBS Television Net- Entertainment p.m. matinees Dec. accompa- Editor was in his early work, will be broadcast 8 6, 12 and 13. $8- nied by the 20s, when he a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, on $10/$6 ages 5-12. Southfield- CBS. A panel of journal- refined his sound backing up such (313) 577-2960. Lathrup ists and religious leaders, greats as Big Mama Thornton, Otis If it's December, Madrigal including Dr. Anne Lapi- Rush and Big Walter Horton. He it's time for Singers in des Lerner, vice chancellor changed his surname to Earl in tribute Tchaikovsky's The the 8 p.m. of the Jewish Theological to one of his heroes, Earl Hooker, at Nutcracker. The Tuesday, Seminary, will discuss the the suggestion of Muddy Waters. After annual family Dec. 8, landscape of religion eight years on the road with the band Judy Collins presents a favorite will be concert at today and its place in Roomful of Blues, he left to pursue a holiday concert at South- brought to life by Southfield news and entertainment solo career and founded Ronnie Earl field Centre for the Arts. the Ballet Interna- Centre for television and other and the Broadcasters. For the group's tionale and some the Arts media. Check your local 1997 instrumental album, The Color of of Detroit's finest (the old B'nai David building). Tick- listings. Love, Earl was named the W. C. young dancers, ets, at $30-$35, are available in person The amazing story of Handy Award Winner for Best Blues who will be at the Southfield Parks and Recreation magician and escape Guitarist. Ronnie Earl and the Broad- building, (248) accompanied by "Little Women" opens tonight at artist Harry Houdini, casters play Fern- 354-4854; or the Detroit Sym- the Bonstelle Theatre. starring Johnathon dale's Magic Bag 11 through Ticketmas- phony Orchestra. Friday and Satur- Performance dates ', ter, (248) 645- day, Dec. 4 and 5. r 6666. The Golden are Thursday, Dec. 10-Sunday, Doors at 8 p.m. t Mushroom is offer- Dec. 20, at the Detroit Opera 517 advance. House. Call for performance times. ing a special pre- (248) 544-3030. concert dinner for $16-$53. (313) 576-5120. The Chamber Berkley High School mounts a $25 per person; Music Society of call (248) 559- production of Bye Bye Birdie 8 Detroit presents p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11 4230 for reserva- the Lanier Trio, and 12, at the high school, 2325 tions. performing works Lyric tenor Scott Catalpa, at Coolidge. Tickets are by Mozart, Paulus $6 in advance/$7 at the door. Piper, a doctoral and Dvorak, 8 student at U-M (248) 837-8080 p.m. Monday, and winner of the Dec. 7, at Orches- Paul Robeson Cen- tra Hall. A pre- tennial Performing concert forum at Arts Award, sang a Orson Wel es Beyond Holly- 6:45 p.m. features small role in this wood: A Special Weekend of Rare violinmaker Geoff year's MOT pro- Films Presented by Gary and Jil- Alf, who will dis- duction of Porgy lian Graver will focus on Welles' cuss "Historical and Bess and films and working methods follow- Violins in Con- appears extensively ing his Hollywood career, with an temporary Cham- as a concert soloist. Hear this emerging emphasis on his European produc- ber Music Ensembles: Who Uses star in a recital of songs and arias 8 dons. The weekend film and lec- Which, When and How?" $15-$40 for p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in a Cranbrook ture marathon runs Friday-Sunday, The life story of Harry Houdini will be the concert; call (313) 576-5111. in a TNT special. Music Guild presentation, followed by Dec. 4-6, and is co-sponsored by $8/$5 students for the pre-concert Musical Notes - On The Stage The Small Screen The Big Screen ould like to have considered for listing in Out & About, please send the item, OUT & ABOUT NOTES: If you have an entertainment related event that you w publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The Jewish including a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and . Notice must be received at least three ., or e-mail to gzimmerman@thejewishnews.com Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; fax us at (248) 354-6069 . 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